A 'stolen glance' occurs when a person looks at someone\, ho
ping that no one will see their true intentions or feelings. In my portrait
work\, I seek to capture these looks\, as they are far more interesting th
an the classic portrait pose. Depicting a subject's 'stolen glance' can rev
eal hidden emotions or motivations that appeal to a viewer\, regardless of
whether they know the subject or not.

But is there another typ
e of stolen glance? Is it the glance of someone who has had something of th
eirs stolen? Their home or possessions perhaps? Or something less tangible
but crucially important like their dignity\, freedom\, rights or future? Loss is a universal human experience that we all can relate to.
Our internal wiring predisposes us to feel empathy for those in pain. I wa
nt to trigger this natural empathic reaction by showing what the faces of d
ispossession look like. In this show of new works\, I have painted refugees
\, the homeless\, the disenfranchised\, in order to explore new ways of see
ing and being seen.